Proverbs 30:22:1Prov.30.22.W1TAB
תַּֽחַת־עֶ֭בֶד
takhateved
“under or in place of a slave”
- Transliteration
- TA-khat-E-ved
- Extended
- TAH-khaht-EH-veh d
- IPA
- /ˈta.ħat.ˈʕɛ.vɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- under or in place of a slave
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TA-khat-E-ved
- clause
TA-khat-E-ved KI yim-LOKH
- sentence
TA-khat-E-ved KI yim-LOKH ve-na-VAL KI yis-be-A-la-khem
Exegesis
The clause begins with the preposition takhat {תַּֽחַת | ta-ḥaṯ} ‘under’ governing the noun eved {עֶ֭בֶד | ʿeḇeḏ} ‘servant.’
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet
“to serve, work”
In context — Proverbs 30:22
Under a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he has his fill of food .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:22, so the Hebrew word תַּֽחַת־עֶ֭בֶד (takhateved) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.30.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.22.W1.S1) and character.